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in reply to a message by Rebecca
www.acronymfinder.com does include Yr. as an acronym for Younger. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "Younger" is "Used after a person's name for distinction from an older person of the same name" particularly in the titles of Scottish heirs. However no mention of gender is made. By the way both 'Younger' and 'Junior' are derived from the Latin 'Juvenis', meaning "young".
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And the only use of The Younger that springs to my mind is the two Plinys, the Elder and the Younger; they were uncle and nephew, not father and son, which might be significant?
Once I knew a woman named Maria Elizabeth Helena who was known as Marelna (ma-REL-na); she named her daughter Marelna, just like that, not even a middle name for variety, and announced her intention of referring to the child as Little Marelna to avoid confusion ...
Once I knew a woman named Maria Elizabeth Helena who was known as Marelna (ma-REL-na); she named her daughter Marelna, just like that, not even a middle name for variety, and announced her intention of referring to the child as Little Marelna to avoid confusion ...
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